The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-08
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

DAKOTA TERRITORIAL b W
Matthias Kary y, living near Ds 6meb.
committed suicide.
Mayville has hopes Of becoming al.
vision headquarters Of the NorthetPI
Pacific.
A meeting OF the officers Of the Ros-
coe. Missouri River & Duluth and the
Forest City &, WATERFOWL railroads
decided to hold a Joint meeting of
stockholders at Roscoe Sept. II, to
arrange for a union Of the two roads.
Considerable apprehension existed
in regard to the outbreak of disease
among the cattle at Richardson.
Stark county, the next county west
OF Morton on the Northern Pacific
railway. Parties VIII have examined
them say there is soreness in the
mouth, a swelling of the palate and d
low form cough. They wander around
by themselves and have no appetite.
Col. James M. Moore, chief quarter
master of the department OF Dakota.
opened proposals for 1000 cords OF
soft wood and $500 tons Of Ignite
coal for use at Fort Buford. The
lowest bid for coal was that of r. D.
Taylor of Williston, and was $3.98
per ton. The lowest bid for dry wood
was that of w. B. Jordon, st. Paul,
at $4.87 per cord, and forgreen wood.
O. II. Beal Of Bismarck, at $3.47 per
cord. ~
Mathies Dairy, q farmer aged sixty,
living six miles east Of De smet, went.
to Preston, bought a revolver, went
into the cemetery and shot himself
dead. The cause is unknown.
As Mrs. August shultz, rear rBris-
tol, vas entering a cattle corral near
her home, she was set upon by q
young bull and fatally gored in the
side and abdomen.
Solomon Pitcher was accidentally
shot and killed by Jacob Haas neal
Columbia while hunting prairie chick
ems. The remains were taken to
Prairie du Chen, his former home.
Webster Oak. Special: Sheriff
Hanson Of Day county arrested Riley
Vanderford, charged with horse, steal
itg. Sheriff B. II. Corcoran came with
a requisition, and took Vanderford to
Pierce county, where the crime is said,
to have been committed.
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At the first charter election, held at
Minot, H. scofeld was elected may
or, P. N.McMamara, treasurer, and N.
A. Mott, E. II. Belyea, Eugene Cole
man, P. HI. Fields, William Brunette,
John Wood, alderman.
The storm OF the 9th inst. at sterl-
ing, twenty-eight miles east OF Bis
marck, only covered asmall territory,
but very severe hail fell to the depth
OF two inches. Thirty feet of track on
the. Northern Pacific railroad is
washed out.
One hundred acres just west OF
Bathgate threshed and yielded $500
bushels No. 1 hard. Ninety acres
near Bathgate went 81 bushels per
acre. On Is acres were threshed $40
bushels-45 bushels per acre. On anc
other farm rs acres averaged 90
bushels per acre.
The latest sensation ut Redfeld has
been the severe illness of Miss Carrie
Reed, one of Redfeld's prominent
bellies, which reveals her clnaldestine
marriage about three weeks ago at
Ashton to q party from Elk Point,
who has been called to her sick bed.
The sec rotary OF the interior mod
flied the decision of the commissioner
canceling the entries OF Eliza B .
Rhodes of a quarter section in section
4, township 113, range 70, Huron
land district. The claimant is q wild.
ow sixty-fve years old, and alleges
poor health for failure to comply
with the law The secretary thinks
the claimant had better be given a
chance to make new proof.
St. Stevens Episcopal church at
Casselton was recently dedicated by
Bishop Walker. This church was
erected, furnished complete, and given
the society by Gen. Cass of New York
city. 1t is the handsomest stone
church in North Dakota, and is in
style OF architecture old English Of
the thirteenth century, with q de-
tached tower. The cost was $500.
Among the clergymen present were
Bishop Walker OF Fargo and Rev. d.
Mulchahey of New York.
H. Humphrey, through his paper,
the Times, has directly charged Coun-
ty Commissioner d. H.. Smith with
Illegally and fraudulently voting at 8
recent Faulkton election, and inti-
mates that an effort will be made sc
the meeting Of the first grand Jury to
have the commissioner indictad.
Charles Potter, rector Of the Huron
Episcopal church, and Miss Minnie
Bishop, we're married in Watkins. n.
T., the home OF the bride.
Mrs. Dan Baker, Of East Water.
town, attempted to fill q gasoline
stove while lighted. Shemay possibly
recover.
The trouble among Dakota cattle d
supposedly the health officers to be
foot and mouth disease andnot pleu-
ro-pneumonia.
At Huron, the free delivery SYSTEM
was set in operation here by the post
Office department. Two carriers are
employed.
At Mortified. Clara Reidel, aced